Amnesia: The Dark Descent is an indie horror game made by Frictional Games. But don't let the "indie" label fool you, Amnesia is the greatest horror game ever made. The developers released an SDK some time ago, and people have been taking advantage of this. As a result, hundreds of custom campaigns (called custom stories) have appeared on sites like ModDB.

Installing mods for Amnesia is usually a very easy process. Always look at the included README file, but generally to install mods for this game, all you have to do is drag the mod's folder into the Amnesia\custom_stories folder. Full conversion mods are a bit different, but still easy. They usually just require dragging many folders/files into your main Amnesia folder.

Disponentia by Mackiiboy. One of the most original and interesting custom stories, based on a true story and a real haunted mansion. Very innovative, I consider it to be the scariest Amnesia mod.

Emma's Story by Evil Armor. It even recreates the main hall and dining room of Resident Evil.

Amnesia Hill: Harold's Story by VengeanceFilms. It's a custom story inspired by Silent Hill, but more directly than all the others. Complete with Silent Hill references, similar atmosphere, and some of the same sound effects. It's a very well made mod and very long, there's essentially two long campaigns for it.

White Night by Tanshaydar. The most famous Amnesia full conversion mod, very well received and very original.

Through The Portal by DamnNoHTML. The most wild, mesmerizing Amnesia mod. Amazing otherworldly experience.

Mental Memorial by DnALANGE. A full conversion mod with distinct atmosphere, new monsters, new gameplay mechanics, new sounds, and is just very well put together.

La Caza by Team Ninja-Samurai. An award-winning, highly sought after mod.

The Attic by Everlost. A three chapter series, ranks #2 as scariest Amnesia mod.

Out of Time by Custommapper. One of the most innovative mods, full of potential. It could use some improvements in level design/bug removal though.

Wake by DamnNoHtml. A short but very unique custom story, from the same maker as Through the Portal.

Recursive Confinement by Cactiworks. Short but interesting and full of suspense. Not the most original or amazing custom story, but it's worth playing once.

The Four Horsemen by Titan Core. An interesting tale about these biblical figures. The mod contains very good level design, at times reminding me of dungeons found in D&D games. Voice acting is above average, and overall it's well put together.

The Things in the Night by DoomGod Collab Productions. One of the longest and most impressive custom stories. Unpredictable and an overall amazing experience.

There are plenty of other enjoyable campaigns, but these are the ones that stand out the most. Moving on...

You know, the mod that won:
2007 #4 Player’s Choice Best Upcoming ModModDB Mod of the Year 2011
2008 Honorable Mention Player’s Choice Best Upcoming Mod
2009 Editor’s Choice Multiplayer Mod of the Year
2009 Player’s Choice Mod of the Year
2010 Honorable Mention Mod of the Year
2011 Honorable Mention Mod of the Year
at ModDB.com mod of the year competition?

It's a very subjective list bored, and 7 Mods are just to little. Ofcourse this article could be added onto but I mean there's plenty of goddamn amazing mods out for Morrowind and Oblivion, as well as a few great ones for Skyrim, including Moothpath to Elsweyr which is already here.

i def0 have to start playing HL 2 at some point. i'm almost done w/ Bioshock 2 and i want to do the Minervas Den DLC when i'm done. along w/ the other games i play every day, it's just that this 'work thing' seriously cuts into my gaming time.
maybe i could quit my job and move into my parents basement after i build a storage room for the RedBull and Twinkies.

Looks like you can't count (or spell ) as there are much more than 7 mods listed. But anyway, mods can and will be added to this list. If you have any suggestions on full conversion mods you'd like to see added, go ahead and suggest them.

@ lhotse - There is of course a HL1, that should be played first. Don't bother playing the original, go for Half Life Source which is a remake of it on a newer engine, or better yet, Black Mesa which is on the list (a better remake). Then go through HL2 and the two episodes for it. By the time you're done with Bioshock 2, I'm sure Black Mesa will be out.

Added Oblivion Lost for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl. Not sure how I forgot this one... also keep in mind that Underhell chapter 1 and Lost Alpha are due out soon. The latter is scheduled for September 2012.

Added Out of Time for Amnesia, and The Way to Pripyat for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat. For those who don't know, Black Mesa Source will have its first release on Sept 14, 2012. It's essentially 2/3 of the game maybe, it ends at Lambda Core level. The rest will come at a later date. In other news, Misery 2.0 comes soon and Lost Alpha got delayed.

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